Gotta love the heat

I was going through the drive through at In N' Out this evening. I didn't expect anything to go wrong....I was badly mistaken. I was chatting with the fiancé and noticed it was super hot...I looked at the gauges and saw the temp had jumped up around 240. As soon as I started moving again it dropped back down to 190. It's NEVER done this before. Immediately when I got home I checked under hood...no syrup smell and the coolant was at a normal level.

I am saving for the Trick efans right now. Hopefully will have the money in a couple weeks. But in the mean time I'm wondering if getting a 160 tstat will make a big difference.

I've forgot the fans once or twice, and had that happen. On the plus side, our gauges read WAY over what they are. My gauge normally reads 210 and my digitial never goes above 198ish. I've been thinking about a colder tstat...but everytime I go to buy one, I remember that during winter, it takes about 30 minutes on highway before truck hits 180 as is with stock tstat lol.

I have an electric fan on mine and sometimes forget to turn it on and see the temps creeping up past 210...electric fan helps out a ton especially when its hot out like it has been and when you remember to turn it on.

yep, mine hit 220 sitting still on Sat, and i just ordered a 160 thermostat...

why not just set it up to just come on at a certain temp like the nelson performance harness and when you turn the ac on it kicks 1 fan on high to keep up. or just put it on an ignition feed and it'll come on no matter what.

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Originally Posted by banker099

yep, mine hit 220 sitting still on Sat, and i just ordered a 160 thermostat...

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you guys gotta remember that a cooler t stat wont help ya setting still...it will cool the motor better driving down the road but not setting still

I still have a clutch fan guys. If I had efans I would have them wired to come on at temp and run at higher speed with AC.

ya gotta realize that the cooler tstat will keep the coolant flowing more often, so less time in the rad. Quite often overlooked.

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Originally Posted by sleeper1500

ya gotta realize that the cooler tstat will keep the coolant flowing more often, so less time in the rad. Quite often overlooked.

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So are you saying it's a bad idea being in such a hot climate?

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Originally Posted by bangbangskeetskeet

So are you saying it's a bad idea being in such a hot climate?

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Well, possibly. It has it's ups and downs. It will cool better going down the road, but sitting still you'll be screwed. Just really watch your temps til you get the money Travis.

To the OP, sounds like your clutch fan is going bad. Course your plans to go efans will fix that.

A 160 tstat is $30 at orileys. I'm definitely saving for the Trick efans.

i was having the same issues trav
i put in the 160 tstat.. .got my tune setup for efans.. cuz trucks with clutch fans dont have that setup in the tune, made a harness, got efans on the cheap.. and its been ok.. until i blow a fuse then the temp goes up.. but normally stays at 180, even sitting in traffic.. i figured out my fuse popping issue, so now thats not a problem.

i just scored a set of ls1 fans off ebay for 65 shipped. Maybe that will help with power and cooling in these humid 100 degree GA temps

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Originally Posted by Trevor

i just scored a set of ls1 fans off ebay for 65 shipped. Maybe that will help with power and cooling in these humid 100 degree GA temps

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I wish we had 100 degree days...well we do but it doesn't get down to 100 till around 8:30-9:00pm. :lol:

I just got invited to do a taste test for a market research company in 2 weeks paying $130 so I will be clostridium to getting the fans. I'm thinking that I will up to the 14" fan to maybe help fight the stupid temps here. :woot:

Drain coolant... flush thoroughly... Add 2 bottles of water wetter and the rest distilled water, Then add electric fans later

I have 160 t-stat in mine with the dual 15" electric fans and sitting still in traffic with the AC on it never goes above 175, and we have 95-105 days here in the summer. Also I have used the water wetter and it works ok but found out if you dont change out the fluid after 12k miles after adding it, it will break down and clogged up the radiator.

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Originally Posted by PurpleMinivan

Drain coolant... flush thoroughly... Add 2 bottles of water wetter and the rest distilled water, Then add electric fans later

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So no dex-cool???

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Originally Posted by RUFFNECK

I have 160 t-stat in mine with the dual 15" electric fans and sitting still in traffic with the AC on it never goes above 175, and we have 95-105 days here in the summer. Also I have used the water wetter and it works ok but found out if you dont change out the fluid after 12k miles after adding it, it will break down and clogged up the radiator.

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105 is nothing here...last week we had temps over 110 every day. I think the highest I saw from the thermometer out by the pool was 120...and it's in the shade.

yeah last week i saw 106 in the shop. u might try flush the rad. and condensor out with a garden hose. flush out all the dirt and bugs in the fins